TV network aimed at millennials set for summer
NEW YORK (AP) Participant Media plans to launch a cable network aimed at viewers 18 to 34 years old with programming it describes as inspiring and thought-provoking. The as-yet-unnamed network is set...
View ArticleSchool shooting compels entertainment changes
NEW YORK (AP) The Connecticut school shooting rampage compelled Hollywood to air disclaimers before violent television shows, swap some programs for others, cancel film openings and present somber...
View ArticleHollywood hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) A federal judge sentenced a hacker to 10 years in prison on Monday after he broke into the personal online accounts of Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera and other women and...
View ArticleHoliday tangent: DJ Riko's Merry Mixmas 2012 and Milwaukee's Ghostly Trio
| I'm not sure that I truly get into a holiday state of mind each December until releases his annual Mixmas compilation, a blend of seasonal cheer, novelty and desconstruction that only a season...
View ArticleLongtime State Veterinarian Ehlenfeldt to retire
State Veterinarian Robert Ehlenfeldt is retiring from the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection after heading regulatory veterinarian medicine for the state since 2003. He joined...
View ArticleMilwaukee aldermen urge separation of Chicago River, Mississippi basin
The Milwaukee Common Council has had enough of the Chicago River and the threat it poses to all of the Great Lakes. The council passed a unanimous resolution Tuesday that calls for separating the...
View ArticleEnding same-day registration could bring lawsuits, elections board told
Madison - Ending election-day registration would likely open the state to lawsuits from groups who believed agencies that administer public benefits weren't doing enough to sign people up to vote, the...
View ArticleSecond review gives low marks to state jobs agency
Madison - Another independent report has found that the tracking of millions of dollars of taxpayer-funded loans at the state's flagship jobs agency hasn't measured up, and Gov. Scott Walker could...
View ArticleAbele to announce Taffora's future on Thursday amid residency dispute
County Executive Chris Abele will hold a news briefing Thursday on the future role for Brian Taffora, the county's economic development director. Abele spokesman Brendan Conway on Tuesday declined to...
View ArticleSarah Brightman Riverside show rescheduled
Star soprano Sarah Brightman's March 12 show scheduled for the Riverside Theater has been bumped to Sept. 29. Brightman was slated to go on a 100-date, five continent tour next year in support of her...
View ArticleSara Krajewski wins Warhol fellowship
Sara Krajewski, director of Inova, a contemporary art venue at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has won a prestigious fellowship from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Krajewski is...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth II attends UK Cabinet meeting
LONDON (AP) Queen Elizabeth II sat in on a Cabinet meeting Tuesday for the first time, taking a seat between British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague to observe the...
View ArticleNBC's Engel would 'rather forget' Syria kidnap
BEIRUT (AP) NBC's chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel has told Turkish media that he would "rather forget" the five difficult days he spent in captivity inside Syria. NBC said Tuesday that Engel...
View Article'Les Miz' star has family ties to Victor Hugo
LOS ANGELES (AP) Helena Bonham Carter apparently shares more with Victor Hugo than just a role in the film based on his novel. A study by genealogy website Ancestry.com reveals Victor Hugo was a...
View ArticleRave announces four new shows, plus a sell out
The 2013 show announcements keep coming for The Rave-and one highly anticipated show scheduled for the venue next year is already sold out. Among the new show announcements are rapper Tech N9ne (April...
View ArticleNielsen to buy Arbitron for about $1.26B
NEW YORK (AP) Nielsen, the dominant source of TV ratings, on Tuesday said it had agreed to buy Arbitron for about $1.26 billion to expand into radio measurement. Arbitron pays 70,000 people to carry...
View ArticleDiscovery World offers new classes on historical beers
The Mayans may not know much about calendar dates but they knew a lot about fermented beverages. That could explain a few things. Discovery World, 500 Harbor Drive, will explore the brews of the...
View ArticleSkylight's 'Porgy' a homecoming for Stampley, McKinney
When the Skylight Music Theatre stages in May, it will be a homecoming for Broadway and London theater veteran , a Milwaukee native who will return here for the production. Stampley, who will sing the...
View ArticleArbitrator: Beauty queen defamed pageant, owes $5M
NEW YORK (AP) A beauty queen who claimed this year's Miss USA contest was fixed has been ordered to pay the pageant organization $5 million for defamation. In a decision signed last week, an...
View ArticlePresident Obama is Time's 'Person of the Year'
NEW YORK (AP) President Barack Obama has been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2012. "We are in the midst of historic cultural and demographic changes, and Obama is both the symbol and...
View ArticleMillion-dollar lottery ticket sold in Milwaukee
Just in time to buy Christmas presents, two Wisconsin lottery players have won big payouts. A ticket sold in Milwaukee won $1 million while another sold in New Richmond netted $10,000 in Tuesday's...
View ArticleBenghazi review finds systematic security faults
WASHINGTON (AP) An independent panel charged with investigating the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has concluded that systematic management...
View ArticleSource confirms UW set to hire Andersen from Utah State
Madison – Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez was impressed to see Utah State take UW down to the wire before losing by two points in Week 3 at Camp Randall Stadium. Alvarez was so impressed...
View ArticleWisconsin property taxes go up less than 1%, report says
Madison - A new report says property taxes across Wisconsin are increasing less than 1% on average. The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance report says net property taxes statewide are increasing...
View ArticleEx-ABC News veteran Sam Donaldson charged with DUI
LEWES, Del. (AP) ABC News veteran and former correspondent Sam Donaldson is facing a drunken driving charge in Delaware. Police in the southern coastal town of Lewes say the 78-year-old Donaldson was...
View ArticleMusic, roses at singer Jenni Rivera's memorial
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) Jenni Rivera's "celestial graduation" was marked by festive music, heartfelt speeches in Spanish and English and passionate chants of "Jen-ni! Jen-ni!" Rivera's children...
View ArticleSugar Stems prove goodwill through music
Betsy Heibler, the frontwoman for Sugar Stems, wants to be abundantly clear that no earthworms were harmed in the photo shoot for the local band's latest album cover. "A garden theme was something I...
View ArticleTop 10 albums of year worth hearing again and again
I'm a year-end entertainment list geek. Have been since I was a kid. I wouldn't just obsessively comb through every list I could get my hands on. I'd devote hours drafting up nominees and winners for...
View ArticleTop 10 Milwaukee albums of 2012
From the subtle poetry of Field Report to the shaggy pop-rock of Jaill to the intense electronic beats of Lorn, these three acts - which all had albums released by record labels this year - displayed...
View ArticleAdele voted AP Entertainer of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) Though Adele didn't have a new album or a worldwide tour in 2012, she's still rolling. After a year of Grammy glory and James Bond soundtracking, Adele has been voted The Associated...
View ArticleShooting renews argument over video-game violence
WASHINGTON (AP) In the days since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., a shell-shocked nation has looked for reasons. The list of culprits include easy access to guns, a...
View ArticleStreisand, Rogen take low-key 'Guilt Trip'
On paper, should work - at least it should work better than it does. The pairing of Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand certainly sounds promising and, to a large extent, the promise is realized. But not...
View ArticleIrish Rec Room license won't be renewed
Members of the Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday voted to not renew the Class "B" tavern and public entertainment license for the Irish Rec Room, 1023 N. Old World 3rd St. Aldermen took the action...
View ArticleLostprophets singer charged with child sex crimes
LONDON (AP) The lead singer of British rock band Lostprophets has been charged with sexual offenses against children. Ian Watkins is due in court Wednesday in the Welsh capital, Cardiff. South Wales...
View ArticleWho was Gossip Girl? The series finale told all
NEW YORK (AP) "Gossip Girl" ended its six-season run with a major reveal: The identity of its tattle-tale blogger. Known only as Gossip Girl and given narrative voice by actress Kristen Bell, she...
View ArticleAnd the winner on 'The Voice' is ...
NEW YORK (AP) Cassadee Pope, who was country singer Blake Shelton's protege on the third season of NBC's "The Voice," has won the show's competition. The 23-year-old singer is stepping out into a solo...
View Article'Breakfast at Tiffany's' added to US film registry
WASHINGTON (AP) "Breakfast at Tiffany's," ''Dirty Harry" and "A League of Their Own" will be preserved for their enduring significance in American culture at by the Library of Congress, along with "A...
View ArticlePolice arrest juvenile over hoax celebrity calls
LOS ANGELES (AP) Police have arrested a juvenile they say is responsible for making prank calls that reported violence at the homes of Justin Bieber and Ashton Kutcher and led officers to respond in...
View Article$66M Kinkade estate dispute secretly settled
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) After a rancorous public showdown, a secret settlement has been reached in the dispute between Thomas Kinkade's widow and girlfriend over the late artist's multi-million-dollar...
View ArticleMiss USA Olivia Culpo is crowned Miss Universe
LAS VEGAS (AP) A 20-year-old beauty queen from Rhode Island was crowned the new Miss Universe on Wednesday, beating out 88 other women during a televised competition at the Planet Hollywood casino on...
View ArticleSheriff Clarke calls for armed officers, guards in 'every school'
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. calls for placing armed tactical officers or security officers "in every school and public place in America," in a commentary piece posted on a tea party...
View ArticleTosa police: Drunken driver thought he was in Whitefish Bay
A Whitefish Bay man thought he was still in Whitefish Bay after he was pulled over in the 2100 block of Wauwatosa Avenue at 10:51 p.m. Dec. 13, according to Wauwatosa police. Also in the police...
View ArticleLabor headache on Broadway may be averted
NEW YORK (AP) A union representing hundreds of Broadway theater cleaners, porters, elevator operators and bathroom attendants reached a tentative agreement with theater producers to avert a strike,...
View ArticleMilwaukee man charged with homicide in basketball court shooting
A 19-year-old Milwaukee man was charged with homicide Tuesday in a September shooting at a north-side basketball court that left one man person dead and four others wounded. Jovan Dart Newman could...
View ArticleSecond report calls for changes at state jobs agency
Another independent report has found that the tracking of millions of dollars of taxpayer-funded loans at the state’s flagship jobs agency hasn’t measured up, and Gov. Scott Walker is close to getting...
View ArticleCole Taylor adds 2 former Johnson Bank employees
Two more former Johnson Bank employees have been hired at the new Cole Taylor Bank commercial banking office in Franklin. Cole Taylor said Tuesday that Susan Jensen has been brought in as vice...
View ArticleMilwaukee police officer arrested on theft, misconduct accusations
A Milwaukee police officer with eight years on the department was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of theft while on duty and misconduct in public office, the department announced. Acting on a citizen...
View ArticleWaukesha police address rumors of school shooting
Sgt. Jerry Habanek said the Waukesha Police Department has been receiving calls since late afternoon on Monday about a rumor circulating on Facebook of a possible shooting that may occur on Friday at...
View Article'It's a Wonderful Life' vs. 'A Christmas Story' in Tap Milwaukee's Christmas...
So it's down to George Bailey and Ralphie. The movies "It's a Wonderful Life" and "A Christmas Story" advanced to the finals of Tap Milwaukee's Christmas Classics tournament. When the votes were...
View Article54th Street Deli planned for Vliet St.
| 54th Street Deli, a sandwich shop that also will have some traditional Middle Eastern dishes, is in the works on Vliet Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood. It could open at 5330 W. Vliet...
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